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Geography Super Awesome Challenge Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is this?
a)
Justin Trudeau
b)
Enrique Pena Nieto
c)
Hugo Chavez
d)
Fidel Castro
2.
Which of these is not a characteristic of a nation-state?
a)
Territory
b)
People
c)
Government
d)
Democracy
3.
A stretch of land connecting two larger pieces of land is known as a(n):
a)
peninsula
b)
isthmus
c)
cape
d)
continent
4.
"Capitalism" is a synonym for what economic system? 
a)
command economy
b)
traditional economy
c)
market economy
d)
socialist economy
5.
Which of these is not a province of Canada?
a)
Ontario
b)
Yukon
c)
Quebec
d)
British Columbia
6.
Which of these is not located in Mexico?
a)
Atacama Desert
b)
Sonoran Desert
c)
Mexican Plateau
d)
Chihuahan Desert
7.
The picture in the middle of the Mexican flag tells a story about the beginning of the:
a)
Mayans
b)
Aztecs
c)
First Nations
d)
Incans
8.
Which Caribbean Island belongs to the United States?
a)
the Bahamas
b)
Jamaica
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Hispaniola
9.
Which of these South American countries is landlocked?
a)
Uruguay
b)
Colombia
c)
Paraguay
d)
Brazil
10.
How do you spell the word that means "total control within your borders"?
a)
soverenty
b)
soverainty
c)
sovrenty
d)
sovereignty
11.
Which Canadian province has voted on whether or not to become its own country?
a)
Quebec
b)
Nova Scotia
c)
Ontario
d)
Alberta
12.
What type of government does Mexico have?
a)
presidential democracy
b)
direct democracy
c)
parliamentary democracy
d)
absolute monarchy
13.
Which of these countries owns the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Panama
b)
Ecuador
c)
Peru
d)
Chile
14.
Which of these countries touches the Equator?
a)
Panama
b)
Mexico
c)
Colombia
d)
Argentina
15.
Longitude measures ______________
a)
East and West of the Equator
b)
East and West of the Prime Meridian
c)
North and South of the Equator
d)
North and South of the Prime Meridian
16.
How many continents are there in the world?
a)
12
b)
5
c)
7
d)
9
17.
What is the earliest known civilization?
a)
Babylonians
b)
Egyptians
c)
Sumerians
d)
Ancient Greeks
18.
The map on the back wall is a:
a)
Physical Map
b)
Political Map
c)
Thematic Map
d)
GIS Map
19.
North, South, East and West are known as the ___________ directions
a)
Cardinal
b)
Principle
c)
Primary
d)
Secondary
20.
The Prime Meridian runs through:
a)
Berlin
b)
Paris
c)
Istanbul
d)
Greenwich
21.
Who is the host of CNN 10?
a)
Carl Azuz
b)
Rico Galiano
c)
Rachel Crane
d)
Wolf Blitzer
22.
Which flag is not on the wall?
a)
Canada
b)
Honduras
c)
Cambodia
d)
France
23.
Who is the leader of North Korea?
a)
Kim Jong Il
b)
Kim Jong Un
c)
Kim Il Sun
d)
Kim Jong Putin
24.
What Middle Eastern country is in the middle of a 5-year civil war?
a)
Syria
b)
Iraq
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Turkey
25.
What is in the Dakota Access Pipeline?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Chocolate
d)
Natural Gas
26.
Who did Donald Trump nominate to the Supreme Court?
a)
Merrick Garland
b)
Jeff Sessions
c)
Clarence Thomas
d)
Neil Gorsuch
27.
Fridays are ________________
a)
terrible
b)
horrible
c)
so-so
d)
awesome!
28.
What was CNN 10's name before January?
a)
CNN News Program
b)
CNN Student News
c)
CNN Student Update
d)
CNN Live